Japanse Delicatessen Atariya — Local services in Amsterdam

We used to come here regularly for onigiri, which were made with proper Japanese rice. Over time, however, prices have gone up while the filling has all but disappeared. They still look plump, but it’s mostly just rice. The tuna mayo has barely any tuna, and the karaage is practically empty.

Prices for other products are generally higher than at other Japanese supermarkets. I’ve also noticed they sell items past their sell-by dates at a small discount. If these were use-by dates, that would be illegal in the Netherlands; if best-before dates, it’s legal only if the food is still safe – but it does make me question their quality control.

It’s a shame, because this used to be a place we looked forward...

Probably the biggest Japanese grocery that you can find in Amsterdam. If you cannot find certain Japanese ingredients, you can always find it in Atariya for sure. The deli section serves sushi, onigiri and bento. The Japanese beer, food ingredients and rice collection is very impressive as well. The only reason that I can only rate 4/5 its because it’s not the cheapest place to purchase japanese grocery. Anyhow, do ask for loyalty card as it helps to save a bit, if you intend to visit the...

One of the few places in Amsterdam where you can get Japanese groceries.

What I like, almost every day around noon the stock self made onigiri and bento lunches for a fair price. For it size a decent selection of Japanese rice wine, frozen and normal ingredients.

What I don't like, it can be a bit expensive. But that's to be expected with imported food.

Staff is friendly and bilingual in most cases. (japanese - english or...